Pinay Pie
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Pinay Pie is a 2003 Filipino
comedy film
, directed by award-winning multi-genre director Jose Javier Reyes
. The film was released to Philippine theaters on September 3, 2003. It stars Joyce Jimenez
, Assunta De Rossi
and Ai Ai de las Alas on the lead roles. It is a film about girl power. De las Alas plays Yolly, an aging woman who searches for the man of her dreams. De Rossi plays Love, a beautiful young lady who wants to be famous, and Jimenez plays Karen, an overly hardworking woman.
The film's producer, Star Cinema
Productions Inc. owned by ABS-CBN
, borrowed actors Brad Turvey
and Edward Mendez, from rival TV network, GMA-7 Artist Center. Due to the strong box-office result of Ang Tanging Ina
(2003), the scenes of Ai-Ai de las Alas in the film were extended.
Ai-Ai Delas Alas scenes were extended at the rest of the scene then Joyce Jimenez
and Assunta De Rossi
in the first ladder of the movie.
) is the smart and fashionable one among the three. She works for a girls magazine, and later catches her boyfriend, Artie (Rafael Rosell
), in bed with another woman, Greta (Jenny Miller
). Love (Assunta De Rossi
) is the cousin of Karen. She works in the cosmetics section of a department store, and dreams of becoming a beauty queen someday, thus, making her a regular contestant of beauty competitions. Yolly (Ai Ai de las Alas) is the businesswoman of the group. She is into the buy and sell business, wherein she buys clothes from ukay-ukay only to sell them as brand new and original. The story runs when Love joins the Diyosa ng Kagandahan 2003 contest, where they find out that her roommate, Greta, is the new girlfriend of Karen's philandering boyfriend, Artie, and the kinakapatid of Yolly's boyfriend policeman, SPO Pablito (Carlos Agassi
), who dumped her. They also see this girl cuddling up with one of the judges of the contest, George Collins (Carlo Maceda). Karen, Love and Yolly tire out all their efforts for Love to win the contest and teach their ex-boyfriends a valuable lesson.
.
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
, directed by award-winning multi-genre director Jose Javier Reyes
José Javier Reyes
Jose Javier Reyes is a Filipino writer, director, miscellaneous crew and actor. He has won awards at the Gawad Urian, Metro Manila Film Festival and Filipino Star Awards for Movies for his films, which include Pahiram Ng Isang Umaga, Batang PX and Kasal, kasali, kasalo.-References:...
. The film was released to Philippine theaters on September 3, 2003. It stars Joyce Jimenez
Joyce Jimenez
Joyce Herrín Reintegrado-Egbalic, popularly known by her screen name Joyce Jimenez is a Filipino actress who mainly stars in movies in the Philippines.-Biography:...
, Assunta De Rossi
Assunta de Rossi
Maria Assunta Tiotangco Schiavone-Ledesma is a Filipina-Italian actress known by her stage name Assunta De Rossi. Her sister Alessandra De Rossi is also an actress, Both sisters have won the Best Actress award at the Metro Manila Film Festival...
and Ai Ai de las Alas on the lead roles. It is a film about girl power. De las Alas plays Yolly, an aging woman who searches for the man of her dreams. De Rossi plays Love, a beautiful young lady who wants to be famous, and Jimenez plays Karen, an overly hardworking woman.
The film's producer, Star Cinema
Star Cinema
ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc. , is the wholly owned film production subsidiary of ABS-CBN Corporation. It is the Philippines' largest film production, producing most of the highest grossing films in the Philippines.-1994:...
Productions Inc. owned by ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN
ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...
, borrowed actors Brad Turvey
Brad Turvey
Brad Turvey was a Filipino actor and video jockey of Channel [V] International.-Early life:Brad Turvey and his twin brother Greg Turvey were born on 10 March 1978 in Hong Kong to a late Scottish Australian father and a Chinese mother who grew up in Australia. Brad and Greg Turvey grew up in...
and Edward Mendez, from rival TV network, GMA-7 Artist Center. Due to the strong box-office result of Ang Tanging Ina
Ang Tanging Ina
Ang Tanging Ina is a 2003 Filipino comedy film, starring Ai-Ai de las Alas. The movie was the highest grossing locally produced Philippine film ever made, until it was surpassed by Sukob in 2006. It currently ranks no...
(2003), the scenes of Ai-Ai de las Alas in the film were extended.
Ai-Ai Delas Alas scenes were extended at the rest of the scene then Joyce Jimenez
Joyce Jimenez
Joyce Herrín Reintegrado-Egbalic, popularly known by her screen name Joyce Jimenez is a Filipino actress who mainly stars in movies in the Philippines.-Biography:...
and Assunta De Rossi
Assunta de Rossi
Maria Assunta Tiotangco Schiavone-Ledesma is a Filipina-Italian actress known by her stage name Assunta De Rossi. Her sister Alessandra De Rossi is also an actress, Both sisters have won the Best Actress award at the Metro Manila Film Festival...
in the first ladder of the movie.
Plot
The film tells a funny story about three fantastic and fearless female friends. Karen (Joyce JimenezJoyce Jimenez
Joyce Herrín Reintegrado-Egbalic, popularly known by her screen name Joyce Jimenez is a Filipino actress who mainly stars in movies in the Philippines.-Biography:...
) is the smart and fashionable one among the three. She works for a girls magazine, and later catches her boyfriend, Artie (Rafael Rosell
Rafael Rosell
Rafael Quimpo Rosell IV, born 10 November 1982 in Norway, is a Filipino actor in the Philippines.-Background:The actor was born to Filipino parents based in Norway. His dad is Cebuano and his mom is Bicolano. Both migrated to Norway where he was born in 1982. A full-blooded Filipino, though raised...
), in bed with another woman, Greta (Jenny Miller
Jenny Miller
Jenny Miller is a Filipina actress. She is known on her role as Beverly Castro in the TV remake of the 1986 film Babangon Ako't Dudurugin Kita that aired on GMA Network in 2008.-Career:...
). Love (Assunta De Rossi
Assunta de Rossi
Maria Assunta Tiotangco Schiavone-Ledesma is a Filipina-Italian actress known by her stage name Assunta De Rossi. Her sister Alessandra De Rossi is also an actress, Both sisters have won the Best Actress award at the Metro Manila Film Festival...
) is the cousin of Karen. She works in the cosmetics section of a department store, and dreams of becoming a beauty queen someday, thus, making her a regular contestant of beauty competitions. Yolly (Ai Ai de las Alas) is the businesswoman of the group. She is into the buy and sell business, wherein she buys clothes from ukay-ukay only to sell them as brand new and original. The story runs when Love joins the Diyosa ng Kagandahan 2003 contest, where they find out that her roommate, Greta, is the new girlfriend of Karen's philandering boyfriend, Artie, and the kinakapatid of Yolly's boyfriend policeman, SPO Pablito (Carlos Agassi
Carlos Agassi
Amir Carlos Damaso Vahidi Agassi popularly known as Carlos Agassi and simply Amir, is a Filipino actor, TV host, rap artist, and model of Iranian descent...
), who dumped her. They also see this girl cuddling up with one of the judges of the contest, George Collins (Carlo Maceda). Karen, Love and Yolly tire out all their efforts for Love to win the contest and teach their ex-boyfriends a valuable lesson.
Cast
- Joyce JimenezJoyce JimenezJoyce Herrín Reintegrado-Egbalic, popularly known by her screen name Joyce Jimenez is a Filipino actress who mainly stars in movies in the Philippines.-Biography:...
as Karen: An intelligent hardworking and fashionable lady who works in a women's magazine company. It is mentioned in the film that she was a summa cum laude at the University of the PhilippinesUniversity of the PhilippinesThe ' is the national university of the Philippines. Founded in 1908 through Act No...
. She later discovers that her boyfriend, Artie, is sleeping with another woman. In the end, her enemy, Butch, becomes her lover. - Assunta De RossiAssunta de RossiMaria Assunta Tiotangco Schiavone-Ledesma is a Filipina-Italian actress known by her stage name Assunta De Rossi. Her sister Alessandra De Rossi is also an actress, Both sisters have won the Best Actress award at the Metro Manila Film Festival...
as Love: The cousin of Karen, who works in the cosmetics section of a department store and is being courted by Elmo. She dreams of becoming a beauty queen, and therefore, has joined almost all of the paegents she has heard of, but has never won. She found a chance when she joins Diyosa ng Kagandahan 2003 beauty contest, but Greta and George Collins try to bring her down. - Ai Ai de las Alas as Yolly: An aging businesswoman who buys clothes from ukay-ukay and sells them as brand new and original. She hopes to find the man of her dreams. She met handsome policeman SPO Pablito, whose mother broke them apart. One day while she was digging clothes from the ukay, she stumbles to two cute young boys Jason and Jonas, who both courted her later.
- Vhong NavarroVhong NavarroVhong Navarro is a Filipino actor, comedian, dancer, singer, and host at ABS-CBN. He is part of the dance group Streetboys in the Philippines.-Career:...
as Butch: The boss of the men's magazine company that rivals Karen's. She was the worst enemy of Karen, until they got to spend time together and he became her lover. - Onemig BondocOnemig BondocOnemig Bondoc is a Filipino actor and television host. He was known for his roles in shows like TGIS and its spin-off Growing Up shown on GMA Network...
as Elmo: A weird-looking nerd, who courts Love and later, becomes her boyfriend. He is always there for Love. - Carlos AgassiCarlos AgassiAmir Carlos Damaso Vahidi Agassi popularly known as Carlos Agassi and simply Amir, is a Filipino actor, TV host, rap artist, and model of Iranian descent...
as SPO Pablito: The policeman who cannot handle his relationship with Yolly. He tries to avoid Yolly, because it is what his mother wants. Later, Yolly dumps him. - Rafael RosellRafael RosellRafael Quimpo Rosell IV, born 10 November 1982 in Norway, is a Filipino actor in the Philippines.-Background:The actor was born to Filipino parents based in Norway. His dad is Cebuano and his mom is Bicolano. Both migrated to Norway where he was born in 1982. A full-blooded Filipino, though raised...
as Artie: Karen's ex-boyfriend, who cheated on her, sleeping with another woman in her apartment. - Jenny MillerJenny MillerJenny Miller is a Filipina actress. She is known on her role as Beverly Castro in the TV remake of the 1986 film Babangon Ako't Dudurugin Kita that aired on GMA Network in 2008.-Career:...
as Greta: The bitch who slept with Karen's ex-boyfriend, tried to take down Love and is the cousin of Yolly's ex-boyfriend. - Brad TurveyBrad TurveyBrad Turvey was a Filipino actor and video jockey of Channel [V] International.-Early life:Brad Turvey and his twin brother Greg Turvey were born on 10 March 1978 in Hong Kong to a late Scottish Australian father and a Chinese mother who grew up in Australia. Brad and Greg Turvey grew up in...
as Jason: One of the two cute boys that Yolly met in the ukay-ukay. He later courted Yolly. - Edward Mendez as Jonas: One of the two cute boys that Yolly met in the ukay-ukay. He later courted Yolly.
- Berting LabraBerting LabraBerting Labra , born Roberto Labra, was a Filipino child star and veteran actor equally adept in comedy and drama, in action flicks and musicals.-Personal life and career:...
as Eming - Tiya Pusit as Tarcing: Yolly's mother, who always reminds her that th she is getting old, and that she must find someone who will love her for what she is.
- Carlo Maceda as George Collins: One of the judges of Diyosa ng Kagandahan 2003, who posts inappropriate photos of drunk Love on the internet, and later, does something fishy with Greta.
- Manny Castañeda as Edward Lucero
- Vangie Labalan as Ursula: SPO Pablito's witch mother, who breaks him and Yolly apart.
- Dustin Reyes as Cocoy
- Pinky AmadorPinky AmadorPinky Amador is an award winning Filipina actress, singer, commercial model and TV host.She was in the original London cast of the Cameron Mackintosh musical hit Miss Saigon.She is seen most on GMA Network....
as Kelly - Kimberly Diaz as Jane
- Donnah Alcantarah as Carly
- Raquel Villavicencio as Magda
- Madeleine Nicolas as Salud
- Dale Villar as Paegent host
- Gilleth Sandico as Vangie
- Jessette Prospero as Mrs. Corpuz
Soundtrack
Songs were released by Star RecordsStar Records
Star Records, referring loosely to two companies, Star Recording and Star Songs Music Publishing, is an ABS-CBN Entertainment Group company whose main lines of business include: producing, developing and distributing audio and video content; music publishing; events production and music artists...
.
- "Pinay Pie" by Ai Ai de las Alas, Assunta De RossiAssunta de RossiMaria Assunta Tiotangco Schiavone-Ledesma is a Filipina-Italian actress known by her stage name Assunta De Rossi. Her sister Alessandra De Rossi is also an actress, Both sisters have won the Best Actress award at the Metro Manila Film Festival...
and Joyce JimenezJoyce JimenezJoyce Herrín Reintegrado-Egbalic, popularly known by her screen name Joyce Jimenez is a Filipino actress who mainly stars in movies in the Philippines.-Biography:...
(written and produced by Lito CamoLito CamoLito Camo is a Filipino singer and songwriter. He established his reputation more solidly as a composer instead of being a singer which was his initial dream. He is known for songs such as "Bakit Papa? Tawag mo ako?", "Spaghetti Song", "Bulaklak", "Wowowee" and "Otso-Otso"...
) - "Super Papa" by Ai Ai de las Alas (written by Eric Claridades)
- "Handa Ka na Ba" by Ai Ai de las Alas (written by Aries Poclibco)
- "Wag na Lang" by Heart EvangelistaHeart EvangelistaLove Marie Payawal Ongpauco , better known by her screen name Heart Evangelista, is a Chinese-Filipino actress, TV show host, singer, VJ, and an endorser.-Biography:...
(written by Soc Villanueva and Jungee Marcelo) - "Cutie Cute Cute" by Mahal and Mura (written by Eric Claridades)